Grundagen
humic brown tarn · 62°N
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clarity 0.9 mmax depth 4 mpH 6.5mesotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Grundagen lies in central Sweden — a humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (4 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Grundagen FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 kr.
- Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Grundagen
perch predatory fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 36 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
elritsa fish
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
Elritsa grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~47 cm · can reach 59 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
Fishing Grundagen
The species list of Grundagen runs to 3. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Whoever fishes Grundagen regularly builds something of their own: a log of what took, where and when. That's how the water gives up its patterns — cast by cast, never all at once.
General rules of thumb for this kind of water
- Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.
The catch board
- 1Jürgen Häggpike38 cm
- 2Kjell Björkpike36 cm
- 3Elin Månssonperch17 cm
- 4Bjørn Johansenperch15 cm
- 5Astrid Holmperch15 cm
- 6Axel Nilssonperch14 cm
Species records here
pike38 cmJürgen Hägg
perch15 cmAstrid Holm
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